“Can it even happen again? Are we going to ever be able to have another kid now?” James asks.

The shutdown is stopping 1,800 adoptions that were in progress across the country.

“I’ve been practicing adoption law for 35 years, and I’ve never seen it happen like this,” says adoption attorney Steven Kirsh, who is working with other IAC clients in the same situation as James and David.

James Hickey says: “To find out the way we did and without any warning was hurtful”

A spokesperson for IAC says the non-profit will likely file for bankruptcy Friday. Once that’s filed, families will be notified by the court when they can file claims to get their money back.

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